Sunshine Superman (film)

Sunshine Superman
Film poster
Directed byMarah Strauch
Written byMarah Strauch
Produced byEric Bruggemann
Marah Strauch
StarringCarl Boenish
Jean Boenish
CinematographyCarl Boenish
Vasco Nunes
Nico Poulsson
Peter Degerfeldt
Edited byKevin McGuinness
Marah Strauch
Music byKAADA
Production
companies
Scissor Kick Films
Flimmer Films
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
CNN Films (United States)
Universal Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04) (Toronto)
  • May 22, 2015 (2015-05-22) (US)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Norway
LanguageEnglish

Sunshine Superman is a 2014 documentary film that depicts the life and death of Carl Boenish, an American freefall cinematographer considered the "father of BASE jumping". The film was produced and directed by Marah Strauch and produced by Eric Bruggemann.[1] It is a co-production of Scissor Kick Films (US) and Flimmer Films, and co-producer Lars Løge (Norway). It premiered as an Opening Night film at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, 2014. It was released in North America by Magnolia Pictures on May 22, 2015, and later internationally by Universal Pictures. It had its North American broadcast premiere on CNN on January 17, 2016.

  1. ^ Keough, Peter (May 28, 2015). "'Sunshine Superman' recalls BASE jumping pioneer". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 28, 2018.